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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22
TRAILING THE THIEVES!
There is at Least one Good Indian
Now in the Judith Basin.
A Number of the Horses Stolen from Fergus
Bros. Recovered and the Determined
Settlers are Hot on the Trail.

It appears that the late raid made upon
the Fergus Brothers bands of horses in
the Judith Basin, an account of which
was given in the RIVER Press Il few days
ago. was not entirely successful. The
thieves succeeded in stealing the two
herds aggregating $50 head, and inclu-
ding two fine stations which were with
their respective bands. and got them well
started toward the North. Word was
passed from settlement 10 settlement, and
The ever ready and daring frontlersmen
were soon in the saddle securing the
country in every direction in hot pursuit.
This prompt action seems to have caused
the raiders to divide the horses up into
smaller bands and to attempt to es cape by
different routes, one party moving around
through the Judith Gap, and near Hoag
station on Buffalo creek, which is about
20 miles from Okla One Indian fell
victim to the wrath of the pursuers, and
his body now rests by the side of the
tr all pierced by seven bullets. This oc-
Cured about three days ago. In the pur-
suit of one Of the parties. the pursuers
came upon three fine young mares that
had been shot dead. 1t is supposed that
the thieves mad put saddles upon them for
the purpose Of riding fresh animals, and
that the mares, being unbroken, threw the
riders, who then shot them to regain their
saddles.
1t is known that a large number of the
animals have been recovered but just how
many are yet missing is not now known.
The raiders, some of whom are supposed
to be white men, were compelled to let
the horses 60 and flee for their lives. The
settlers are close on their heels and it is
supposed will either capture or kill the
whole outfit,
The settlers throughout that country
are thoroughly aroused and are determined
to make short work of any stray Indians
or thieving white men found in the Judith
Basin or the Musselsheh valley. They
give timely warning to all Indians to stay
on their reservations, for they can't tell
an honest Indian from horse thief, and
that hereafter they do not propose to
allow any Indians to roam around through
their country. The same warning is also
given to white men who do not appear to
have any business or to be seeking honest
employment. Hereafter this will be a
bad country for loafers and bummers to
rusticate in.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22

miles, to Fort Benton it calls to its aid a
fleet of steamers. At no point is the line
50 far removed from the river bat that
grading camps can be lpplied by steam
ers. For more than ole-third of the dis
tance the line is practically on the river,
or in sight Of it. Already the road IS COM
pleted beyond Buford, and the graders are
over $50 miles ahead Of the end OF the
track, away up on Milk river and the
steamboats, are furnishing the advanced
camps with supplies. The contractors are
pushing more men anu teams to the front
as fast as they can 60 by rail or river or
overland. Graders will be put along the
entire line from Fort Buford to fifty miles
beJ oud Fort Benton, where Ia" Manitoba
connects with the already completed grade
of the Montana Central, and the river can
supply them all at such rates as TIE con-
tractors can readily pay, and make money
ont of their contracts.
No transcontinental road ever had
such an ally as navigable river for hum
dreds OF miles along the route TO assist in
speeding its construction. As the plans
of the great head of this grand enterprise
begin, by the practical working our Of
them, to be unfolded TO the astonished
gaze Of the country, it is filled with the
highest respect and deepest admiration for
the master mind that conceived and the
indomitable will that would attempt to
carry to successful issue such gigantic
enterprise. While other lines have built
across trackless plains and mountain
ranges, or through the arid and shifting
sands Of southern deserts, or amid the
pines and SHOWS and bleak mountains Of
Canada, it has been reserved to J. J. Hill
to seize the golden opportunity and build
through the great granary of the north
west, along the pleasant valleys of the
chief waterways of the continent, through
the heart of the Incompatible pasture
lands Of Montana, and into her rock-ribbed
vaults, where is stored untold mineral
wealth for ages to come.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22
THE WOOL SEASON.

We are at the beginning of the wool sea-
son, many loads Of the fleecy product hav-
ing already arrived in the city, Ample
arrangements have been made for the
storage of all the wool that may come and
the shipments from this point promise to
be much greater than ever before. A few
buyers are already on the ground and
many others are coming, together with a
host of representatives of the commission
houses. All the buyers who were here
last season viii be on hand in few days
and we know of others who will enter the
lists as buyers and solicitors for consign-
ments. Fort Benton being the principal
wool shipping point of the territory, the
buyers and commission men congregate
here in greater numbers than elsewhere,
giving our growers the greatest possible
advantage in disposing of their clips.
Competition is the life of trade and our
wool growers have had this maxim nicely
at Fort Benton many times.
Every prospect now points to more ac-
tive competition among buyers than ever
before. The clip is in fine condition as
shown by the product already received at
this place, and will bring top prices.
In the matter of transportation Fort
Benton now offers as low rate as can be |
elsewhere in the territory with
that it will be much lower The
Manitoba is now delivering rnechandise at
Fort Bnford, on the river from sr. Paul.
at much les r;tfe than The Northern
Pacific will carry he same goods to Bis
narck, and in carrying the wools out it
will pursue just the same policy, if not
more liberal one
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22

Mr.. Sidebottom, the Canadian gentle
man, who, with his brother, purchased q
band of horses and started north with
them a few days ago, reached the Marias
just us the flood commenced and has been
detained there OH that account ever since.
lie says both the Marlas and Teten are on
a regular tear, and that it is impossible to
get on the north side of the Marias either
by skif, ferry or swimming, tor the cur
rent is very strong and the river filled
with drift wood. He says that Nose Solo
mons place is entirely surrounded by
water, and that Nose has only small
island, and very small one at that, to
move around on. Where the Teton and
Marias join there is regular sea of water.
Mr. w. 5. Stocking, who went to the
Teton last Monday, says that the stream
from his place down is out Of it's banks
and that the pegs driven by the Manitoba
surveyors are now frop three to five feet
under water. Mr.. Stocking says that
While the Missouri and other streams have
commenced to fall the Teton and Marias
have just started on regular boom, which
shows that the heavy rise comes from the
mountains over a hundred miles away.
This proves what we have always MAIN
tained-that the valley of the Teton would
prove the most expensive route, either for
temporary or q permanent line, that the
railroad could select. Both are short
streams that drain q large extent of rolling
prairie lands, and have their heads in the
main range of the Rocky Mountains.
Both are subject to sudden floods either
from ice gorges or heavy spring
and summer rains, and railroad
would be liable to Washouts every
season, not to say anything of the destruc-
ton of bridges by ice gorges. There are
enough chances to take by being on the
banks of one river, but at a point where
three rivers meet the danger from floods
and ice gorges are largely multiplied The
Manitoba should have but one good sub
stantial bridge across the Marias and then
strike for the table land above as soon as
possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22
The Storm on the Slsonkin.

SHoNKIN, June 10Th, 1887.
Editor of the River Press:
This section was visited by the most Sc
we're storm last night in the history of the
settlement. The day had been very pleas
ant and bright, bat toward evening dark
clouds began to gather in the south and at
8 O'Clock it began to rain. Light showers
were succeeded by perfect deluge, with
constant blaze of lightning and deafening
thunder. At $40 this morning verita-
BILE tidal wave of muddy water came rush.
ing down the southwest fork of the Shon-
kin, carrying everything before it and pill
ing the adjacent land high with debris.
Rods of fence were washed away, and in
one instance dozen panels of wire fence,
where the posts were set two feet in the
ground, is entirely missing. The damage
to crops is considerable, for where there
were crops of vegetables and grain grow
ing on the low bottoms bordering the
creek not only the plants but the entire
soil as deep as plowed is washed away.
1t must have been perfect water spout,
for there is drift wood piled up fully fif-
teen feet above what was the level of the
water yesterday. The streams are all
bank full at present and all travel is
The greatest volume of water
seemed to come from the southwest, as
the main Shonkin at CobelI's did not rise
In any such proportion as the southwest
branch -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22
WONDERFUL WORK.
How, Under a Master Mind, the Greatest of
all Transcontinental Railroads is Be-
ing Pushed to Completion.

The question as to whether the ManitO-
ba can succeed in completing its line
! through to Helena this fall, before freezing
weather interferes to stop proceedings, is
much discussed throughout the entire
country, and more especially at points
along the line through which it will pass.
Locking the route over, and taking into
consideration the ample provision that this
company has made to accomplish the
grandest piece of railroad work ever at
tempted in one season, the RIVER PRESS
believes that it will be done-not easily,
but by the hardest kind of thoroughly
systematized work, with master hand at
the head, who has apparently anticipated
every want and provided literally for
every unforeseen emergency. Last winter
the entire rolling stock of this Well-equip-
ped road hauled to its extreme western
end rails, bridge timbers and ties in guam
titles never before seen concentrated at
one place, and supposed to be almost suff1-
cient to complete the work through to it's
destination. In addition to this, contracts
were let and forces of men to sat tinbers
and ties were sent into the mountains at
the heads of the Dearborn, Sun and Teton
rivers, whose waters will float them to the
very line Of the road as it approaches the
mountain division. The contracts for
grading and ironing the road were let to
men OF ample means, thoroughly expe-
rienced in the business, and who have
heretofore successfully handled some of
the heaviest contracts ever let on the con-
tinent, which they completed in the quick
est time ever before made.
Railroads heretofore built across the
continent have had to haul not only mate
rial as needed, but also supplies for the
graders. Work could be successfully I
only limited number of miles
n advance of the track, for the transpor-
.atlon of forage for beasts and food for /
he men was no small item, and the great /
r the number OF miles forward the great
r the expense, until finally there was a
INIT reached beyond which grading could
lot be done, for the expense was too great.
Besides this the hauling of both supplies
md material on a single line necessarily
delayed work. But with the Manitoba the
ituation is entirely changed. Once on
he Missouri river at the Little Muddy and
7prs Bufora, from there, for four hundred
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22

The Great Falls Tribune takes issue
with the Northwest Magazine on the coal
question and claimes that the measures of
Sand Coulee are from eight to twenty five
feet in thickness and practically inex-
baustible. The Tribune insists that it i
hifnminous coal. nor Ignite. AMI t.,at from
40 tlfe Ser Il the vein vii! eok..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22

that the Teton seems to be out Of its banks
IN many places, Judging from the amount
Of water that could be seen looking from
the hills above.
It is feared that the Prickly Pear can
yon is now impossible for the coach or
any other team. This is almost certain
ty if the rains have been as heavy in that
section rs In this.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-06-22

further his private ends. That trait in
Mr. Hills character has won for his rail-
road enterprises, wherever he has seen
proper to push them, the confidence of
capitalists throughout the country.
TO BUILD TO BENTON.
The following Winnipeg special shows
that Manager Van Horne Of the Canadian
Pacific has ascertained that it is the par
pose Of the Northern Pacific to build a
branch 10 this city Manager Van Horne
has returned to the city from the Pacific
coast. In an interview he said that the
Winnipegers had no more 70 ask from the
Canadian Pacific, and had now turned
over in favor Of the Northern Pacific.
The latter intends TO build branch to
Fort Benton, Mont, TO get even with the
Manitoba, and as it was lear the boundary
it saw a chance for retaliating on the Can
adian Pacific railroad for interfering with
It's Puget Sound and Portland trade.
THE MANITOBA Is. PROGRESS.
The following Poplar River correspond
enee appeared in the Glendive Independent
Of llth, showing how the work is BOOM
ing at the end Of the track: Work con-
sinues steady on the new railroad. One
grading oulflt is building a section at the
rate of eight miles per day or in other
words throwing up 900 yards of dirt
daily. A bridge is being built across the
Milk river, several outfits waiting to cross
to begin work on the other side. Engi-
neers scarce; several contractors are at a
heavy loss waiting on them to determine
the height of grades. Trains will run to
this place by July 1st. In thirty days the
graders viii complete to Milk river, sixty
miles west of Poplar. The steamer Batch
elor is plying between the Muddy and
Milk river carrying railroad supplies.
NOTES.
The Pioneer Press says the Manitoba is
now taking freight on its western extern
sion as far as Fort Buford.
Engineer Barclay and party are now
engaged in making survey of the pro-
posed temporary line up the Teton. They
60 right through the middle of the ranches
and will simply ruin that portion Of the
Teton for agricultural purposes. The
survey runs within few rods of w. S.
Stockings residence on his ranch and in
almost every case cuts through the most
valuable ortion of the farms. The chan
mel of the river will be changed fifteen
times from the mouth of the Teton up to
the eight mile coulee.
The town at the Manitoba crossing of
the Little Muddy has been called Willis
ton and IS probably definitely located now.
A prominent St. Paul gentleman writes
to one Of our business men in regard to
the purchase of real estate. He says the
Manitoba people tell him that Benton is
bound to be good town and he sensibly
desires to "3atch on" at once.
Daily train service on the Yellowstone
branch ofthe Northern Pacific commence
ed Monday last and the sale of tickets to
the park was resumed at St. Paul and
Minneapolis the same day.
The Manitoba has issued a supplement
tary freight tariff to new stations on the
Montana extension, taking effect June
10th and going as far west as Fort Buford.
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-09-06

Springfield ms. Go. rs. AVea, 43 New
York, 1874.
Dir rs. ms. Co., % Ill, 273.
Treadpay rs. ms. Co., 20 Conn, 70.
PeHnocb IS. Mccormack. 120 Mass, 275.
Barnes ps. Union Fire ms. Co., 81 Me.
Ito.
Western Mass. ms. Co. as. Riber, 10
Mich, 279, in which case it was held
that, where one of the conditions of a
policy was, that in case of any sale,
transfer, or change of title in the
property insured, such insurance
should be void, the policy was avoided
by conveyance, which was absolute
in form, though given as security for
a debt merely.
We see no reason to differ from the
foregoing authorities, and numerous
others which mSS be found in the
various reports, and therefore, hold
that the document in question in this
case, did change the title in the prop
erty assured, in such a manner as to
work a complete bar to this action,
and that the learned Judge who pre-
sided at the trial, might well, had he
been so requested, have directed a
verdict to be rendered for the defend
ants.
For these reasons we think the non
suit was rightly ordered, and we
Override the EXCEPTIONS with costs.
Neumann, Whiting and Creighton
for plaintiff; Dole and Hatch for de-
PENDANT.
Honolulu. AUGUST Is. 1857.
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April II. 1887.
II. HYDE. President.
vs.. ALEXANDER. Secretary.
J. W. ALEXANDER, vi.
ALEX. j. CARTWRIGHT,
il34 iy Agent, Hawaiian Islands,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-09-06
CASH ASSETS JAN IsT, 1884

The above Insurance Companies have estab-
lished a General Agency here. and the under
signed, General Agents, are authorized to take
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-09-06

Risks against the Dangers of the Seas
at the Most Reasonable Rates. and on
the Most Favorable Terms.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-09-06
Ayers Hair VigOF

is not q dye, but, by hcalthful stimulation
of the roots and color glands, speedily
restores to its original color hair SHAT IS
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-09-06

AH. AllCHlELS.
On the argument before us, it was
strenuously contended on behalf of
the plaintiff, that no change in the
title or property passed or was effected
by the bill of sale, and that it was only
q mortgage, or security to the plain
tifHs bondsmen, and that it was not
the intention of the parties that any
change of title should be effected.
1t appaers to US that we have moth
ing to do with the intention of the
parties. we must consider only what
Is the effect of the document upon its
face, and it appears to us that it can
not be seriously contended that
change in the title to the property as
sured did not take place on the exc
eution of this document.
In adams Is. RockiRghgm ms. Co., %
Me-. 1872, it was held that an alena-
ton had occurred when the insured,
by an absolute deed, had conveyed
the property, although lac received
from his grantee an unsealed agree
ment TO reconvey upon payment of a
specific sum.
In Edmonds Cs. Ias. Co., Allen 311.
it was held that a mortgage was an
alteration in the ownership. though
mot an alienation of the property, and
SO vitiated policy providing against
alteration or change in the title.
Many cases were cited by counsel
for defendant. among others:
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-08

- varisas parts e California. rsEurned
. this city lass evening. Her nany
friends here are heartily glad % wei-
come her back aQain with healEh CON-
pletsiy r. established.
MANY VII be suFPxissd % learn thai
Mr.. George n SAVAGE. OF the law 6rm
Il Milroy 4 EAsaea, has besn and eone
and taken anso himsalf q wife In ths
persoB Of Miss Hatfy Haumond, late
OF 5ackB0nville, Illinois The interest
ina ceremony took placa ID Portland,
Oregon, on Apxil 25th, the Rev. +. i.
Eliot, Of the Unifarian Church, ofieiat-
ina. As % little has been said shout
the dafF here, Il d msre thar probable
thai the oase must hare ben en attach
ment suit br0uQhk In some 0thez STATE,
81 which Judgment sas taken By coz
fessson; b1t be that as &c may, the
happy couple have oar heartiesa con
grafziations.
Mrs A. D. Whitney and Mrs. L. II.
CLARK have returned from Portland.
Governor Semple has returned 10 the
Capital City.
Mr.. A. O. Wiley. agent for the Posr-
IHZKLLI0ENCxn. made Q flying trip "a
Portland this week.
A continued rain storm since Apri
18th has not Only prevented farming
and gardening, bat has retarded almosi
everything In the way Of social enteF
/ tainments.